LEARN/CREATE (MT)

NOTE: When the Idaho Legislature is in session, programming on the Learn/Create and World channels may be pre-empted for live coverage from the House and Senate floors.

2:00 pm

Learning Math: Patterns, Functions & Algebra"Linear Functions and Slope"
Explore linear relationships by looking at lines and slopes. Using computer spreadsheets, examine dynamic dependence and linear relationships and learn to recognize linear relationships expressed in tables, equations, and graphs. Also, explore the role of slope and dependent and independent variables in graphs of linear relationships, and the relationship of rates to slopes and equations.G

2:30 pm

Learning Math: Patterns, Functions & Algebra"Solving Equations"
Look at different strategies for solving equations. Topics include the different meanings attributed to the equal sign and the strengths and limitations of different models for solving equations. Explore the connection between equality and balance, and practice solving equations by balancing, working backwards, and inverting operations.G

3:00 pm

Teaching Channel Presents"Arts Essentials"
Arts Essentials: Take a look at how teachers are designing arts programs that promote critical thinking and problem solving skills. Visit several classrooms where art, music, dance and drama are used to teach math and writing - along with helping students develop social skills and self-confidence. D

4:00 pm

Unseen Life On Earth: An Introduction to Microbiology"Energy and Growth"
There were microorganisms on earth approximately 2 billion years before any other life forms evolved. Because of this profound head- start they have evolved several different metabolic strategies for producing energy and securing the materials needed for growth. This program examines those mechanisms using examples that should be familiar to all students. D

4:30 pm

Unseen Life On Earth: An Introduction to Microbiology"Life's Databases"
All life on earth uses DNA as an information storage molecule. This program deals with the way that information is expressed in cellular growth and metabolism. It also examines how the tools that helped us understand the genetics of inheritance can be used to solve both environmental and health probleMs.. D

Smart Travels - Pacific Rim With Rudy Maxa"Shanghai"
Rudy explores the city of skyscrapers, non-stop shopping and delicious dining. Excursions to the gardens of Suzhou and the canal town of Zhouzhuang bring the ancient past alive.G

6:30 pm

Smart Travels - Pacific Rim With Rudy Maxa"Hong Kong"
On the Star Ferry, Rudy savors the skyline of the energetic city where ancient tradition cozies up to ultramodern. He takes in monasteries, Chinese herbs and shopping. On the island of Lantau, he views one of the world's largest statues of Buddha.G

Smart Travels - Pacific Rim With Rudy Maxa"Vancouver & Victoria, British Columbia"
Rudy explores the mix of cultures in Vancouver that inspires world-class cuisine, spirited night life and Asian shopping centers. He boards a ferry to Victoria to visit the bastion of British Heritage for afternoon tea.G

Smart Travels - Pacific Rim With Rudy Maxa"Maui and Hawaii's Big Island"
Rudy makes reservations to travel the Pacific, beginning in Hawaii where he takes the twisting road to Hana with its cascading waterfalls. On the Big Island he looks for petroglyphs and peers into the world's most active volcano from a helicopter.G

Smart Travels - Pacific Rim With Rudy Maxa"San Francisco"
Rudy finds the place locals call The City revels in art, diversity and food. He learns about the famed sourdough bread and tours Alcatraz Island. He finds Chinatown a feast for the senses, stops at Italian cafes in North Beach and strolls through the Haight neighborhood.G

Kimchi Chronicles"The Seafood Chronicles"
Diving into one of the most amazing Korean traditions, Jean-Georges visits with the Haenyos of Jeju Island, who free-dive for seafood off the rocky coast. Jean-Georges feasts on fresh sea urchin, a dream breakfast for a world-renowned chef. Then, he enjoys a fortifying seafood stew at Baekrok Haegwon restaurant, a Korean-style bouillabaisse filled with clams and crab. D

11:30 pm

Rick Steves' Europe"The Best of West Ireland: Dingle, Galway, and the Aran Islands"
Rick experiences Ireland in the extreme on its west coast in Gaeltachts, where people speak Gaelic and the rugged villages have changed little over the generations.G